Transport and diffusion of ozone in the nocturnal and morning planetary boundary layer of the Phoenix valley

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-362

  Lee, Sang Mi ^a   Fernando, Harindra J S ^a   Princevac, Marko ^a   Zajic, Dragan ^a   Sinesi, Michela ^b   McCulley, Jennifer L ^a   Anderson, James ^a  

^a Department of Civil/Environ Eng ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Convective boundary layer; High ozone episode; Low level jet; Nocturnal boundary layer; Recirculation of ozone; Thermal circulation; Vertical ozone profile

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; DIFFUSION; OZONE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

UNITED STATES;

PHOENIX;

EID: 0037670187     PISSN: 15677419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023680216173     Document Type: Article

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